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Ericht, Loch

(Encyclopedia) Ericht, LochEricht, Lochlŏkh ĕrˈĭkht [key], lake, 15 mi (24 km) long and 1 mi (1.6 km) wide, Highland and Perth and Kinross, central Scotland. It is drained by the River Ericht. Part…

Adler, Dankmar

(Encyclopedia) Adler, Dankmar, 1844–1900, American architect who, as a partner of Louis Sullivan, was an important influence on modern American architecture. Born in Germany, he immigrated to the…

Willis Tower

(Encyclopedia) Willis Tower, formerly the Sears Tower, Chicago, the second tallest building in the United States. Until the completion of the 1,483-ft (452-m) Petronas Towers (1998) in Kuala Lumpur,…

Astell, Mary

(Encyclopedia) Astell, MaryAstell, Maryăsˈtəl [key], 1666–1731, English author and feminist. Her Serious Proposal to the Ladies (2 parts, 1694–97) offered a scheme for a women's college, an idea far…

Australian Alps

(Encyclopedia) Australian Alps, chain of mountain ranges, SE Australia, in the state of Victoria and New South Wales, making up the southern part of the Eastern Highlands and forming the watershed…

Yuma, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) YumaYumay&oomacr;ˈ mə [key], city (1990 pop. 54,923), seat of Yuma co., extreme SW Ariz., on the eastern bank of the Colorado River near the confluence of the Gila River; founded…

2006 Intel Science Talent Search Winners

First Place: $100,000 scholarship, Shannon Lisa Babb, 18, of Highland, Utah, for an environmental science project identifying the human impact to water quality…

Faneuil Hall

(Encyclopedia) Faneuil HallFaneuil Hallfănˈəl, fănˈyəl [key], public market and hall in Boston, Mass. Given to the city by the merchant Peter Faneuil in 1742, the building burned in 1761 but was…

Consumer Research Manager

Claudia Cook Tell us about your work-what do you do? My responsibility is to understand consumer needs, identify possible demand and changes in…

ventilation

(Encyclopedia) ventilation, process of supplying fresh air to an enclosed space and removing from it air contaminated by odors, gases, or smoke. Proper ventilation requires also that there be a…